Blogs from Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, Central America Caribbean

Once we got to Belmont we stopped at this local shop to pick up a bread pudding Gertie spoke of on the way. This kind old Jamaican man in front of the shop grabbed us a slice of bread pudding, which would become a part of our daily diet. It was so good, too bad I didn't get the recipe. After the shop Gertie took us down to the beach to meet some of the locals. First person we met was King, he owned a small cook shop on the beach. King provided us with our first Jamaican meal cooked on an open fire. We ate fresh fish(I mean King went and caught the fish for us) drank Red Stripe, and hung out with everyone. That night we also met a smuggler, a very forward local ... read more

Resort Days! Xmas day began with the sounds of a caroling choir and wonderful buffet breakfast . Santa arrived by boat and we all lined up for the photo op. He even gave out gifts, we each received Sandals brand plates. Since we hadnt yet explored our 2 miles of resort beach, we spent the day wandering the grounds, swimming in various pools and hot tubs, eating and drinking in all the stands and restaurants. At sunset we gathered at the Dutch beach for a photo shoot , sunburnt and beat we ended our excursion there in time for the Xmas caroling at the piazza . After dinner we were treated to a musical act reminiscent of the all girl groups from the past that sang everything from the Motown to Lady Gaga. For the day ... read more

A quick 3 hours flight got us here to paradise. Old school was the name of the game on our AA flight. We had the window and the middle seat but next to us was a man , late 60's I supose dressed in a suit , tie and hat and sat politely in his seat with his overcoat in his lap never removing his hat. On arrival we boarded a bus to our destination Sandals whitehouse. The 1-1 1/2 hour drive quickly turned to 2 . But enroute we passed many houses ,some big, some small and all brightly painted. Some grand, some crumbling , however all one next to another with little difference between rich and poor. After meeting our friends we settled on a seafood dinner at the resort and ended our evening ... read more